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TM20089.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e14.25\" x 20\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThread Count:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWorked in uneven weave 35\/40 ct (14\/16thr\/cm) linen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBeginner\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Essamplaire","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44104564342881,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/5697\/8785\/files\/Lehnckealbersvierlanden.jpg?v=1777907266"},{"product_id":"gvs-1772","title":"GVS - 1772","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis lovely sampler is of Dutch origin, most likely from either the province North or South Holland. The farm building in the lower left corner is typical of old farm houses in the Netherlands. The people lived in the front section and the animals in the back. The storks on the roof were considered a good luck symbol. The city of Den Hague has it in their coat of arms. Numerous Dutch samplers have houses on them with the checkerboard path below it. The arbor along the bottom on this sampler has a swan in it but many samplers have a reclining stag in them. The central urn with roses is another motif seen on many Dutch samplers, however the peacocks on this sampler are a bit more unusual.\u003cbr\u003eThe sampler is stitched mainly using cross stitch, some tent and some algerian eye. The initials and date are stitched using metallic thread.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e14.5\" x 14.5\" (37 cm x 37cm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThread Count:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e40 count (16 thr\/cm) linen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIntermediate\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Essamplaire","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44115568459873,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/5697\/8785\/files\/GVS1772_1edb9d45-b6f8-41e6-8c7d-47437b88e8c5.jpg?v=1778013846"},{"product_id":"geertse-leuntie-1809","title":"Geertse, Leuntie - 1809","description":"\u003cp\u003eLeuntie or Leuntje made her sampler in the province of Zeeland. We know of a Leuntie who had a stillborn child on May 11th, 1821 in Koudekerke on the island of Walcheren. She was 26 years of age and unmarried at the time. Jacobus Johannes Hamelink, a millars helper said the child was his. Leuntie would have been 13 or 14 years of age when she made her sampler, a common age in the Netherlands to make a pictorial sampler.The square style tree on the right is typical of Zeeland samplers as is the house on the chekered ground. The mice or squirrels leaning against a flower (on the right) is a very old Middle East motif. The grape carriers, Joshua and Caleb are walking their dogs. The wine press, to the left of the house signifies the blood of Christ as does the bunch of grapes. The lion and the maid of Holland are both in a fenced enclosure. The maid is a freedom symbol, the fenced enclosure stands for the House of Orange and the lion is a Dutch attribute to this day. The lion is often seen with a bundle of seven arrows with the points pointing upward, symbolizing the formation of the Seven United Provinces after the Treaty of Utrecht in 1579.\u003cbr\u003eLeuntie used cross stitch for her sampler.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e18\" x 21\" (46cm x 53cm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThread Count:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e40 count (16 thr\/cm) linen\u003cstrong\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBeginner to Intermediate\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Essamplaire","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44115572555873,"sku":null,"price":34.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/5697\/8785\/files\/LGeertse.jpg?v=1778014154"},{"product_id":"jans-aagie-1732-1733","title":"Jans, Aagie- 1732, 1733","description":"\u003cp\u003eAagie's sampler is from the island of Marken in the Netherlands. It is typical of samplers made here in the way all the motifs are stitched using different colours in a srtipe pattern. Marken was a fishing community and it is no surprise to see a large ship on the sampler. It is situated in what used to be the Zuider sea. The horses with female riders on them are a common feature on Marken samplers as are the geometric motifs and the numerous bands. The pattern bands were used on\u003cbr\u003eribbons which women wore underneath their caps as well as on cuffs and collars. Most of the motifs and bands were worked on edges of sheets, pillow cases and on a type of bib worn by babies, but then almost always it was stitched using only one colour.. The chess board being held by a\u003cbr\u003ecouple along the bottom edge represent the game of life The two dates on the sampler are probably from the year the sampler was started and completed.\u003cbr\u003eThis sampler is from the collection of the Frances Lehman Art Center at Vassar College, access. no. 1997.7.150\u003cbr\u003eThe sampler is stitched in long armed cross, cross and double running stitches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThread Count:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWorked 40 (16 thr\/cm) linencount linen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIntermediate\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Essamplaire","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44115606143073,"sku":null,"price":34.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/5697\/8785\/files\/aagieJans.jpg?v=1778016516"},{"product_id":"ms-1777","title":"MS - 1777","description":"\u003cp\u003eMS's sampler is of Dutch origin. This style of sampler, with the flame stitch motifs, and some with numerous queen stitch motifs, were worked in what were called French schools. These schools were normally boarding schools and taught French classes among other subjects. Some girls\u003cbr\u003eattended as day students. The fashion at the French court was very popular during this time period and this was being emulated in the Netherlands in clothing and accessories. The motifs on this style of sampler were used on slippers, small purses and other household objects. It is interesting to note that a number of these motifs were worked in England during the 17th century on spot samplers and now a century later on Dutch ones.\u003cbr\u003eStitches used are flame stitch, cross-stitch and tent stitch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eworked on 35 count (14 th\/cm) linen using silk floss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThread Count:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emeasures 7.25\" x7.5\" (18cm x 19cm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColour:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIntermediate\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Essamplaire","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44115688882273,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/5697\/8785\/files\/ms1777.jpg?v=1778019790"},{"product_id":"msd-1735","title":"MSD - 1735","description":"\u003cp\u003eA German sampler from the Nuremburg area. This sampler is in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. It contains a number of different stitches; cross, rice and various flame stitch patterns. The MFA has a number of German samplers from the Nuremburg area and they all contain similar blocks of patterns. Some of these samplers have freehand embroidery and metallic thread. The wonderful peacock can be traced back to Sibmacher's pattern book. 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